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'''Diamond-mos notation''' is a JI-agnostic microtonal notation system designed for writing non-diatonic [[MOS|mos]]ses, designed by members of the XA Discord.

~~Note: This~~ notation ~~scheme is still under construction~~ to ~~some degree~~, and we'~~re looking~~ for ~~feedback from other people~~.

So far all common microtonal notation schemes have been diatonic-based (e.g. [[ups and downs notation]], [[Sagittal]], [[FJS]]). While these existing systems are useful in many contexts, they don't accommodate the logic of non-diatonic mos scales easily, requiring multiple accidentals to write these scales. Rather than restricting the staff to representing the diatonic scale, diamond-mos notation allows the natural notes of the staff to represent the tones of any mos the composer chooses.

Reading sheet music based on non-diatonic mosses could be very confusing and could require a lot of practice and memorization. To mitigate this problem, diamond-mos includes visual aids and redundancies to make reading music in unfamiliar systems easier. Diamonds on the left edge of the staff mark octaves and boxes on the barlines mark the steps of the mos. These symbols enable readers and performers to understand what's going on without needing to spend as much time studying the specific mos.

Diamond-mos notation is designed specifically to visually represent mos logic for compositions using mosses. It does not attempt to be a universal system that represents every microtonal theoretical school. It is backwards-compatible with standard notation and attempts to keep new symbols and memorization required to a minimum.

== Credits ==

[[User:SupahstarSaga]] (HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR SAGA#1163) contributed most of the key ideas and design. [[User:15tonefox]] (Fox Adventure N64#4164), [[User:Godtone]] (osmium#0444) and [[User:Inthar]] (Inthar#5959) contributed design ideas and feedback. SupahstarSaga drew and refined the rasterized accidental PNGs. SupahstarSaga and Inthar wrote this page, with SupahstarSaga contributing the images.

~~== Motivation ==~~

So far all common microtonal notation schemes have been diatonic-based (e.g. [[ups and downs notation]], [[Sagittal]], [[FJS]]). While these existing systems are useful in many contexts, they don't accommodate the logic of non-diatonic mos scales easily, requiring multiple accidentals to write these scales.

Diamond-mos notation is designed specifically to visually represent mos logic for compositions using mosses and to be generalizable across different mos patterns. It does not attempt to be a universal system that represents every microtonal theoretical school. It attempts to be back-compatible with standard notation and keep new symbols and memorization required to a minimum. In addition, diamond-mos includes visual aids and redundancies to make reading music in unfamiliar systems easier.

== Concept and score ==

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 '''Diamond-mos notation''' is a JI-agnostic microtonal notation system designed for writing non-diatonic [[MOS|mos]]ses, designed by members of the XA Discord.
-Note: This notation scheme is still under construction to some degree, and we're looking for feedback from other people.
+So far all common microtonal notation schemes have been diatonic-based (e.g. [[ups and downs notation]], [[Sagittal]], [[FJS]]). While these existing systems are useful in many contexts, they don't accommodate the logic of non-diatonic mos scales easily, requiring multiple accidentals to write these scales. Rather than restricting the staff to representing the diatonic scale, diamond-mos notation allows the natural notes of the staff to represent the tones of any mos the composer chooses.
+Reading sheet music based on non-diatonic mosses could be very confusing and could require a lot of practice and memorization. To mitigate this problem, diamond-mos includes visual aids and redundancies to make reading music in unfamiliar systems easier. Diamonds on the left edge of the staff mark octaves and boxes on the barlines mark the steps of the mos. These symbols enable readers and performers to understand what's going on without needing to spend as much time studying the specific mos.
+Diamond-mos notation is designed specifically to visually represent mos logic for compositions using mosses. It does not attempt to be a universal system that represents every microtonal theoretical school. It is backwards-compatible with standard notation and attempts to keep new symbols and memorization required to a minimum.
 == Credits ==
 [[User:SupahstarSaga]] (HEHEHE I AM A SUPAHSTAR SAGA#1163) contributed most of the key ideas and design. [[User:15tonefox]] (Fox Adventure N64#4164), [[User:Godtone]] (osmium#0444) and [[User:Inthar]] (Inthar#5959) contributed design ideas and feedback. SupahstarSaga drew and refined the rasterized accidental PNGs. SupahstarSaga and Inthar wrote this page, with SupahstarSaga contributing the images.
-== Motivation ==
-So far all common microtonal notation schemes have been diatonic-based (e.g. [[ups and downs notation]], [[Sagittal]], [[FJS]]). While these existing systems are useful in many contexts, they don't accommodate the logic of non-diatonic mos scales easily, requiring multiple accidentals to write these scales.
-Diamond-mos notation is designed specifically to visually represent mos logic for compositions using mosses and to be generalizable across different mos patterns. It does not attempt to be a universal system that represents every microtonal theoretical school. It attempts to be back-compatible with standard notation and keep new symbols and memorization required to a minimum. In addition, diamond-mos includes visual aids and redundancies to make reading music in unfamiliar systems easier.
 == Concept and score ==